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Massachusetts Regulators To Crack Down On Robinhood

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Robinhood has come under the watchful eye of regulators — this time in Massachusetts. State regulators are set to file a complaint on Wednesday (Dec. 16) saying that the stock-trading platform failed to protect its customers and their assets, violating state laws and regulations.

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MetLife Charged With Misleading Investors By Mass. Securities Regulator

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MetLife was charged with making false statements to investors on Monday (June 25) by the securities regulator in Massachusetts. After an investigation, the state regulator lodged the charges against the company after MetLife said in December it didn’t make payments to retirees.

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Today In Payments: California Proposes Financial Watchdog; Germany Launches Investigation Into Amazon

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Amazon is facing an investigation by Germany’s national competition regulator into the eCommerce giant’s relationship with third-party sellers in Amazon’s second-largest market. The Federal Reserve is working with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to explore the possibility of issuing a digital currency.

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EU Privacy Regulators To Coordinate Uber Hack Cover-Up Inquiries

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Privacy regulators of the European Union said Wednesday (Nov. According to a news report in Reuters , European data protection authorities said regulators from France, Italy, Spain, Belgium, the U.K. But it’s not just European regulators who want answers from Uber. Meanwhile, regulators in the U.K., Lawmakers in the U.S.

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Regulators Want Answers From Uber Over Hidden Hack

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Ride-hailing app company Uber, which made news when it covered up a huge data breach that exposed roughly 600,000 driver’s license numbers, could face investigations by regulators around the globe. 22), regulators in the U.K., According to a report in Fortune published Wednesday (Nov. Meanwhile, in the U.K., were impacted by it.

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Payfone Nabs $24M In Funding; Partners With TransUnion

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The funding also included participation from existing investors Synchrony, MassMutual Ventures, Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company and Wellington Management. “The fear of identity fraud and cyberattacks holds the digital economy back from its full potential,” said Rodger Desai, CEO of Payfone, in a press release.

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Crypto 2020: One Step Up; Two Steps Back

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Or maybe that cryptocurrencies have yet to go mainstream beyond the headlines because fraud still lurks. The Federal Reserve said this year that its Boston bank is working with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to explore the possibility of issuing digital currency. Keeping An Eye On Fraud.